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<p>CAUTI</p>

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<p>Catheter associated urinary tract infection<br></br></p>

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<p>AF</p>

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<p>Artificial Feeding</p>

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<p>AMA</p>

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<p>Advanced maternal age</p>

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<p>AN</p>

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<p>Antenatal</p>

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<p>ANC</p>

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<p>Antenatal clinic</p>

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<p>APH</p>

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<p>Antepartum haemorrhage</p>

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<p>ARM</p>

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<p>Artificial rupture of membranes / Amniotomy</p>

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<p>BBA</p>

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<p>Born before arrvival</p>

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<p>BCG</p>

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<p>Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (Vaccine against turbuculosis)</p>

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<p>BDM</p>

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<p>Births deaths marriages</p>

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<p>BFHI</p>

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<p>Baby friendly hospitals initiatives</p>

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<p>BNO</p>

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<p>Bowels not opened</p>

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<p>BO</p>

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<p>Bowels opened</p>

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<p>Bpm</p>

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<p>beats per min</p>

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<p>BP</p>

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<p>blood pressure</p>

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<p>BSL</p>

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<p>Blood sugar level</p>

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<p>BGL</p>

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<p>Blood glucose level</p>

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<p>BWC</p>

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<p>Birth weight centile</p>

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<p>CBC</p>

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<p>Complete blood count</p>

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<p>CCT</p>

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<p>Controlled cord traction</p>

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<p>CTG</p>

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<p>Cardiotocograph</p>

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<p>Ctx/s</p>

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<p>contractions</p>

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<p>Cx/Cvx</p>

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<p>Cervix</p>

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<p>DAT</p>

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<p>diet as tolerated</p>

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DNA

Did not attend

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DOPP or OP

Direct Occipital Posterior position (Occiput posterior Position)

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DTA

Deep transverse arrest
fetal head failing to rotate

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DU

Delivery unit

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D/W

Discussed with

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EBL

Estimated blood loss

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EBM

Expressed breast milk

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ECV

External cephalic version
procedure to turn breech baby to cephalic position (36 weeks pregnant)

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EDD

Estimated date of delivery

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EDC

Estimated date of confinement

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El LSCS

Elective lower segment caesarian section

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EM LSCS

Emergency lower segment caesarian section

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FSE

Fetal scalp electrode (to monitor fetal heart rate)

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FBS

Fetal blood sampling

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FHR

Fetal heart rate

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FHH

Fetal heart heard

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FM

Fetal movement

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GDM

Gestational diabetes mellitus

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GROW

Gestational Related optimum weight

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HPmec

has passed meconium

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HNPmec

has not passed meconium

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HPU

Has passed urine

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HNPU

Has not passed urine

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HR

Heart rate

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HTN

Hypertension

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IDC

Indwelling cathether

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IDDM

Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

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IOL

Induction of labour

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IUD

interuterine death

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IUFD

Intrauterine fetal death (death after 20weeks)

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Stillbirth

fetal death after >24weeks

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IUGR

Intrauterine growth restriction

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IV

Intravenous

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LBW

Low birth weight

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LMP

Last menstrual period

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MCIS

Maternity clinical info system (badgernet)

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MCNZ

Midwifery Council New Zealand

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NZCOM

NZ college of midwives

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MSR

Midwifery standards review

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N²0

Nitrous Oxide (entonox)

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NAD

Nothing abnormal detected

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NIEL

Not in established labour

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NIR

National immunisation register

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NKDA

No known drug allergies

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NND

Neonatal death

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NPM / NBM

Nil per mouth / nil by mouth

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NVB / NBD

Normal vaginal birth / delivery

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LOA- Left occipital anterior

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LOT

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What are types of presentations

cephalic, breach

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what are types of lie

longitudinal, transverse, oblique

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Obs

observations

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OR

Operating room

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PACU

Post anaesthetic Care unit

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PND

Post natal depression

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POD

Post operative day

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PIH

Pregnancy induced hypertension

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PPH

Post partum haemorhhage

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PP

Post partum

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PPROM

Premature pre-labour rupture of membranes

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PROM

Pre labour rupture of membranes

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PV

Per vagina

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PR

per rectum

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RANZCOG

Royal australian NZ college of obstreticians and gynocologists

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RCA

Root cause analysis

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RR

Respiration rate

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ROM

Rupture of membranes

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SB

Stillbirth

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SBR

serum bilirubin
pigment found in bile
too much bilirubin can cause jaudice

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SC / sub cut

subcutaneous

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SGA

Small for gestational age

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SRM / SROM

Spontaneous rupture of membranes

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SVB/D

Spontaneous vaginal birth / delivery

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TOC

Transfer of care

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USS or U/S

Ultrasound

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VBAC

Vaginal birth after caesarian

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VB

vaginal birth

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VE

Vaginal examination

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WNL

Within normal limits

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W/C

Well contracted

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UGR

Uterine growth restriction
When fetus doesn't grow as expected based on gestational age- maybe due to infection or placental issue

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ToS

Trial of Scar

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TOLAC

trial of labor after cesarean

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PROM

Prolonged rupture of membranes- waters broke 18-24hrs ago

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Gravidity 

the number of times that a woman has been pregnant

Primagravida (pregnant once)

Multigravida (2 or more times pregnant)

Grand multigravida (5 or more times)

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Parity 

the number of times that she has given birth to a fetus with a gestational age of 24 weeks or more, regardless of whether the child was born alive or was stillborn

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pt

patient

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nbm

nil by mouth

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LOP

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ROA

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ROT

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LSA

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